Pittsburgh area police officer disciplined in stun gun video incident

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Jan 11, 2013 at 10:34 AMJan 11, 2013 at 10:36 AM

MILLVALE, Pa. (AP) — The attorney for a Pittsburgh-area borough says a police officer has been disciplined for an incident in which a handcuffed man is shot by a stun gun, a video of which has prompted a civil rights review by the district attorney's office and the FBI.

Millvale solicitor Jack Cambest tells the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (http://bit.ly/Ub4vED ) that the officer has not been fired or suspended, but has received additional training as part of her otherwise unspecified discipline.

The FBI and Allegheny County prosecutors became involved when someone leaked a 52-second video of the incident to the attorney for 27-year-old Thomas Jason Smith, who was hit with the stun gun after his arrest for public drunkenness and other charges in September.

Smith's attorney says he's "just looking for justice."

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Information from: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, http://pghtrib.com

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